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3 days ago

How to Lead a Negative Team Member

When you have a negative team member, strive to understand what’s happening. Leading a negative team member can be frustrating. You have a vision, and you’re energized about your new solution, but they’re skeptical, critical, and keep bringing up problems. Or, you have to translate new strategic objectives to your team and one person just can’t seem to go there. They shake…

Leadership

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Oct 4, 2021

7 Reasons Your Feedback is Being Ignored

7 Reasons Your Feedback is Being Ignored by Karin Hurt and David Dye Start with yourself to ensure everyone can receive feedback It’s a frustration we hear all the time. “My people aren’t coachable. They’re defensive. It’s like they have a wall and just won’t listen.” We get it. One of the most frustrating human experiences is…

Leadership

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7 Reasons Your Feedback is Being Ignored

Sep 8, 2021

How to Be a Human-Centered Leader when You’re Stressed, Anxious, or Freaked-Out

How to Be a Human-Centered Leader when You’re Stressed, Anxious, or Freaked-Out Many people find it easier to be a human-centered leader when everything’s going well. But when you’re stressed and anxious, it’s easy to snap at your team, lose your temper, and undermine the culture you’ve worked so hard to build. If you have too many of these freak-out moments, your…

Leadership

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How to Be a Human-Centered Leader when You’re Stressed, Anxious, or Freaked-Out

Aug 18, 2021

Overcome the Great Resignation: How Great Leaders Put People Before Projects

The Great Resignation is new–the art of cultivating loyalty is consistent When you hear stats like 4 million Americans resigned their roles in one month or that 40% are considering a change in job, you might feel nervous. The pandemic has certainly created upheaval and transformed work. If you feel anxious about the future, you’re not alone. Leaders across industries face…

Leadership

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Overcome the Great Resignation: How Great Leaders Put People Before Projects

Jul 20, 2021

How to Deal with Team Conflict

How to Deal with Team Conflict by David Dye | Jul 12, 2021 Handling team conflict well distinguishes outstanding leaders You’ve got a clear focus on what matters most, your team seems to work well together, but then you get that call: “I need to talk to you about…” It’s conflict, a disagreement, or a clash of personalities. What you do next will…

Leadership

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Feb 4, 2021

How to Lead a Performance Conversation without Losing Your Cool

How to Lead a Performance Conversation without Losing Your Cool Posted on February 4, 2021February 1, 2021 by David Dye | No Comments Tweet Share Share Pin Leaders play a vital role in employee development and that includes sharing developmental feedback. But an effective performance conversation requires an even temper. …

Leadership

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How to Lead a Performance Conversation without Losing Your Cool

Oct 29, 2020

3 Ways to Create a Virtual Watercooler for Your Remote Team

Posted on October 29, 2020October 26, 2020 by Karin Hurt David Dye | No Comments Tweet Share Share Pin One of the most frequent concerns we hear from leaders and teams (where remote-work is the foreseeable norm) is the lack of a virtual watercooler. …

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3 Ways to Create a Virtual Watercooler for Your Remote Team

Oct 14, 2020

9 Mistakes That Sabotage Collaboration and Destroy Trust

Posted on September 21, 2020September 14, 2020 by Karin Hurt David Dye | No Comments Tweet Share Share Pin You’re working hard and want to win. So do your co-workers. You think, “we’re all on the same team, so why does everything we do seem to sabotage collaboration?” Ironically, it’s…

Collaborationstarts

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9 Mistakes That Sabotage Collaboration and Destroy Trust

Oct 13, 2020

One Way to Cultivate a More Resilient and Creative Team

Posted on October 12, 2020October 11, 2020 by Karin Hurt David Dye | No Comments Tweet Share Share Pin A creative team starts with room to think The rocky mountain air was crisp with fall chill–a perfect time for a fire in the wood-burning stove. We placed the logs on top of the kindling, held the flame beneath…

Leadership

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One Way to Cultivate a More Resilient and Creative Team

Oct 12, 2020

How Do I Change My Leadership Approach Without Losing Credibility?

Posted on October 8, 2020October 8, 2020 by Karin Hurt | No Comments Tweet Share Share Pin We were nearing the end of our live-online leadership program with an amazing group of start-up CEOs at Bulb Africa in Nigeria, and it was time for Q&A. Or, as I like to…

Leadership

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